August 17, 2013

Harris, Dunbar, Bryant accept responsibility for fumbles

Running back
Lance Dunbar and receivers Dez Bryant and Dwayne Harris were lockstep with
coach Jason Garrett after the Cowboys 12-7 loss to the Cardinals regarding
their turnovers.

The fumbles were
critical and they can’t happen _ no matter the potential excitement they
displayed on each play.

Dunbar’s came at the end of a 43-yard catch and
run that would have put the Cowboys in the red zone.

Bryant’s came after a 27-yard catch.

“I was just
trying to keep my balance instead of tucking the ball away,” Dunbar
said. “I kind of lost it trying to keep
my balance. You can’t let that happen. That kind of messed up the whole series
right there. We got the ball down there. We have to keep it so we can put it in
the end zone. We can’t allow that and it won’t happen again.”

Bryant had four
catches for 74 yards in the game. But the fumble took the steam out of his
performance.

“Ball security
is very important in this league. Big, huge mistake on my part trying to do too
much, trying to switch hands and stiff arm; can’t do it. “That outweighs what
you’ve done in the ballgame regardless of any circumstances. It’s something I
got to learn from, take it in next week and work on it. That’s all I can do,
and make sure it’ll never happen again.”

Harris sung the
same song.

“It’s always disappointing fumbling the ball on your half of the
field,” Harris said. “He just made a good play. He came from behind me and made
a good play. I can’t take nothing from him. I should have had better ball
security. You got to work on it in practide and make it better.”